Kingdom Fungi Webquest



Kingdom Fungi Webquest

INTRODUCTION: In this WebQuest, the goal is to gain insight into the overall role fungi plays in relationship to other organisms.

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1. Name two ecological roles of fungi.

2. What are two fungi food sources?

3. Name and describe two fungal diseases.

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4. Explain why it is hard to find fossil records in layers of rock.

5. Where was the oldest fungal fossil found, and how old is it?

6. What do you think is meant by the statement, “the fungi may have undergone an evolutionary radiation at about the same time that the land plants began to radiate”?

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7. Why are some fungi known as Imperfect?

8. What two organisms make up Mycorrhizae? Explain how each benefit from this relationship.

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9. What makes up the cell walls of fungal cells?

10. This substance is classified as which type of organic compound (protein, carbohydrate, lipid or nucleic acid)?

Fungi as food



11. How are fungi used to make soy sauce?

12. What is a type of cheese made using fungi?

Fungi that cause disease



13. How can someone get athlete’s foot?

14. What are the symptoms?

15. How do you get rid of athlete’s foot?



16. If there are millions of fungi, why are there only a few hundred that are harmful to humans?

Fungi as helpers:



17. How can fungus help an orchid grow?



18. Who is credited with discovering Penicillin?

19. How does Penicillin work?

20. Why doesn’t Penicillin work on all bacteria?



21. How does a lichen exhibit mutualism?

22. How are lichen’s ecologically important?

23. Use the information above and further research to fill in the following table concerning Fungi:

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24. What characteristics define a fungus? Hint..Number of cells, cell type, etc.

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